7. EU 21st sanctions package uses trade controls to close Belarus and fisheries backdoors
Beyond energy and financial services, the Commission's 21st package proposes export restrictions on metals, alloys, ground-support equipment, jamming and drone-launch systems, and import bans on certain metals, ores, car parts and fish products, including a full ban on some categories such as cod.
BY GEOPOLITICS DESK · JUNE 11, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Beyond energy and financial services, the Commission's 21st package proposes export restrictions on metals, alloys, ground-support equipment, jamming and drone-launch systems, and import bans on certain metals, ores, car parts and fish products, including a full ban on some categories such as cod. It also aligns Belarus trade restrictions so Belarus cannot act as a backdoor for Russia.
Trade, customs and sanctions counsel should now treat Belarus routing, fisheries supply chains and dual-use drone-adjacent goods as part of the same sanctions-circumvention file rather than separate trade-compliance workstreams.